CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-42124

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.23%

65th percentile - higher than 65% of all known CVEs

Summary

A ReDoS vulnerability in the LayoutPageTemplateEntryUpgradeProcess in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.4 and Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack 9 through 18, 7.3 before update 4, and DXP 7.4 GA allows remote attackers to consume excessive server resources via a crafted payload injected into the 'name' field of a layout prototype.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can overload the server, causing a denial of service (DoS) and disrupting system operation for legitimate users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Liferay Portal to version 7.4.3.5 or later, and for DXP apply the appropriate fix pack or update as specified by the vendor.

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Original NVD description (English source)

ReDoS vulnerability in LayoutPageTemplateEntryUpgradeProcess in Liferay Portal 7.3.2 through 7.4.3.4 and Liferay DXP 7.2 fix pack 9 through fix pack 18, 7.3 before update 4, and DXP 7.4 GA allows remote attackers to consume an excessive amount of server resources via a crafted payload injected into the 'name' field of a layout prototype.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS